Outpatient Surgery Magazine

9 2:30 p.m. BREAKOUT SESSIONS A. Break Your Anesthesia Team of 10 Annoying Habits How responsive is your anesthesia service to the needs of your facility? This session is for you if the answer is "not very". Share your stories and get real- world practical advice from a national director of anesthesia on how to get providers to do more of what you'd like them to do. Lynette Bear, DNP, CRNA, MBA, Laser Spine Institute, Sr. Director Anesthesia Administration, Madeira Beach, Fla. B. A Millennial Nurse Uncovers the Truth About Millennial Nurses You're not alone if you view millennials as a plague on the nursing profession, as a bunch of self-absorbed, entitled slackers glued to their gadgets and phones who can't be counted on to deliver the level of care and excellence we've seen in previous generations of nurses. But is what you think you know about millennials true? Here's the real deal from a millennial nurse herself. Brittney Nelson, BSN, RN, The Nerdy Nurse, Rome, Ga. C. 25 Answers to Questions You Were Afraid to Ask You have to be a jack-of-all-trades to run a surgical facility. It's impossible to know everything, but that doesn't mean you can't learn new tips and tools to make life easier. This session will address such hot topics as CMS emergency preparedness, medication shortages, peer review, patient satisfaction and more. Barbara J. Holder RN, BSN, LHRM, CAPA, Andrews Institute Ambulatory Surgery Center, Gulf Breeze, Fla. 3:30 p.m. Walk the Line David Applegate was a senior vice president at ArthroCare, a publicly traded medical device company. Along with other executives, he participated in what is referred to as channel stuffing, which is when you ship more product to distributors than they need in order to inflate revenue and profit. Essentially, they lied to investors. David served a 5-year sentence for accounting fraud at Taft Correctional Institute in California. Did the pressure to meet Wall Street expectations cause him to go off the rails that one time? Besides giving you an enlightening look at the industry in which you work, David hopes that the lessons he has learned will help others avoid his fate. David Applegate, Palm Springs, Calif. *Prizes are subject to change without notice Partial Prize List:* • All expense paid trip to ORX2019, including a gift card for airfare and a stay in a beautiful suite • ORX2019 registrations and upgrades • Go Pro Camera • Apple TV • Apple Watch • Amazon Echo • Fit Bits • Apple iPhone • Bose Headphones • Apple iPad • Roku Premier • Gift Cards • Amazon Fire TV • Wemo • Video Doorbell • Kindle • Universal Remote • ORX T-shirts and prizes POWER ORXPOWER HOUR 4:30 p.m. – 6 p.m. and Cocktail Party in the Exhibit Hall Get ready for unbelievable excitement all day Thursday when you visit the exhibit hall! Stop by our vendors to increase your chances to win amazing prizes worth thousands of dollars. Must be present in the exhibit hall to win.

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